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Everything you need to know about iBeacon and the travel industry

By Glenn Gruber | May 8, 2014

Personalization. Merchandising. Loyalty. Omni-Channel. Social. But what about iBeacon? These are some travel industry watch-words to be mindful of as we strive to better know and accommodate our pa... Read More

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Priceline boosts its revenue, thanks to Kayak, but says no to TripAdvisor's instant booking

By Sean O'Neil | May 8, 2014

The Priceline Group boosted its gross bookings during the first quarter to $12.3 billion, a 34% year-over-year rise. The US-based travel comparison conglomerate boosted its spending on marketing of... Read More

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The unfortunate qualities of entrepreneurs likely to fail

By PhocusWire | May 8, 2014

STARTUPS: Startup founders - or entrepreneurs, as they like to be called - have lots of facets that stand them apart from other people in the world of business, it's what after all makes some of the... Read More

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A new managed travel model: problematic or praiseworthy?

By Viewpoints | May 8, 2014

Open booking, sometimes referred to as Managed Travel 2.0, has become a controversial topic in corporate travel. NB: This article is written by Mary Russell, a copywriter at PhoCusWright. Under... Read More

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Acquisitions and organic growth create positive quarter for Amadeus

By Linda Fox | May 8, 2014

Amadeus has reported positive growth for the three months ended March 31 2014 claiming its distribution business has outperformed the sector. Highlights of Q1 include: A 9.1% increase in revenu... Read More

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Ctrip accommodation bookings see mobile overtake desktop for first time

By Karthick Prabu | May 8, 2014

Ctrip, the Chinese online travel agency, has reported a net revenue of $254 million for the first quarter of 2014. The figure is an increase of 36% year-on-year, exceeding earlier net revenue guida... Read More

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Startup pitch: Compathy starts with travel log service but wants to eliminate agencies

By Karthick Prabu | May 7, 2014

Compathy, a Japan-based travel startup, wants to wade into providing a platform for travellers to manage their post-travel experience. It also has rather bold plans to shove aside the role of trave... Read More

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EasyJet to use drones and augmented reality (for maintenance, not flights)

By Kevin May | May 7, 2014

Drones might be the preserve of the military, rich amateur film buffs or destination marketers, but EasyJet has also found a practical use. As part of a series of initiatives announced this week th... Read More

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Wake up everyone - TripAdvisor lives up to its name, focuses on entire trip

By Linda Fox | May 7, 2014

Announcements have come thick and fast from TripAdvisor in the past week, right up to its earnings call last night, which showed positive growth for the quarter. And yet despite entering 2014 "firi... Read More

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Google Maps gets massive refresh, adds Uber as transport option

By Karthick Prabu | May 7, 2014

Google's continued creep into travel services continues with its Map product for Android and iPhone/iPad gaining Uber integration. The addition of the on-demand taxi hailing service comes as part o... Read More

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Mozio raises $750K to grow its airport transfer booking engine [UPDATED]

By Sean O'Neil | May 6, 2014

Mozio, a San Francisco startup that runs an airport transfer search and booking engine, has raised $750,000 in a seed round, the company said today. Investors include BulletTime Ventures (TechStars... Read More

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TripAdvisor buys again - this time restaurant booking engine LaFourchette

By Kevin May | May 6, 2014

Busy week so far for TripAdvisor - it has sewn up its second deal in the space of a day with an offer to buy European brand LaFourchette. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The "exclusive off... Read More

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B&Bs: Don't let Airbnb eat you for breakfast

By Viewpoints | May 6, 2014

Airbnb has taken the world by storm, but not without controversy. NB: This is an opinion from Mary White, CEO of BnBFinder, bed-and-breakfast directory. Just last week the American Hotel and Lod... Read More

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Concur's Fusion event kicks off with TripLink and IBM announcements

By Nick Vivion | May 6, 2014

Concur's annual customer event Fusion is going on this week in New Orleans. In addition to the table8 funding news, the company has announced a new partnership and an expanded direct connectivity feat... Read More

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Concur leads $4.6 million investment in last-minute restaurant booker Table8

By Kevin May | May 6, 2014

Concur's startup investment fund is splashing the cash once more with an injection of capital into Table8. The corporate travel technology giant's Perfect Trip fund has led the $4.6 million round i... Read More

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